Improvement in trace-buckles



J. nENoRMANDIE s. E. MITCHELL. TRACE-BUCKLE. No.173,27-3. PatentedFeb.8,1a7e.

yWIi/wls www .Attorneyn UNITED STATES PATENT JOHN DENORMANDIE AND EUGENEMITCHELL, OF BENTLEYSVILLE, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRACE-BUCKLES.

vSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,273, datedFebruary 8, 1876 application filed June 26, 1875.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN DENORMANDIE andEUGENE MITCHELL, of Bentleysville, in the county of Washington and inthe State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Trace-Buckles; and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had tothe accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specication.

The object of our invention is to so construct a trace buckle that thetrace will be 'left straight and not bend at the front of the buckle;and to this end the nature of our invention consists in the constructionof a trace# buckle with a straight frame, havingV a loop end, the outeror free end of the tongue being bentoutward at an angle, all ashereinafter more fully set forth.

1n order to enable others skilledin the art to which our inventionappertains to make and use the same, We will nonr proceed to describeits construction and operation, referring to th annexed drawing, inWhich- Figure l is a perspective view of our tracebuckle, and Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section of the same. v

A represents a metal frame, of any suitable dimensions, having a loop,B, formed at its front end, which loop has an inclined top, y, andagrooved plate, C, under said loop within the frame. On the rearcross-bar E of the frame A is pivoted a straight tongue, D, the outer orfree end m of which is bent upward at .an angle, as shown.

B, and the bent end m of the tongue passed through the hole therein, theend of the trace lies on the outer side of the tongue, the knee or angleof the tongue rests on the grooved plate C, and the end of the tonguebears against the loop.

It will thus be seen that the main part of the tongue D lies at andparallel with the bars of the frame, With its inclined end fr bearingagainst the inclined top of the loop B, thus allowing the point of thetongue-to be easil7 inserted in the trace openings, vand when the traceis in place it will lie flat, without any bend at the front of thebuckle. strain is brought to bear on the tongue, the point thereof' willbear close on the inclined loop top, and the lnain part vof the tongue,having a bearing in the plate C, will prevent any disengagement of thetongue from the trace.

Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the frame A, with rear cross-bar E, the grooved plateO, loop B, with inclined top y, and the straight tongue'D, hinged to therear cross-bar, which forms part of the frame, and having an angularend, x, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our handsthis 20th day of May, 1875.

JOHN DENORMANDIE. EUGENE MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

ENocH B. YOUNG, JAs. SHANNON MARGEROM.

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